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Edutainment: Is Learning at Risk?
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Okan, Zuhal – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2003
This article begins with a definition of "edutainment," a hybrid genre that relies heavily on visual material, on narrative or game-like formats, and on more informal, less didactic styles of address. It examines what technology and education entail. Discussion then focuses on a critique of problems with edutainment, drawing on the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Games, Computer Software, Educational Psychology